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S. Pranam Singh
Indian painter and professor associated with the Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University. A restrained profile of a working artist shaped by teaching, exhibitions, and a long practice rooted in Indian modern painting. No Foundation work is currently confirmed.
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Awards & honours
Senior Fellowship in Painting, Department of Culture, Government of India. No other awards or honours were verified in the consulted sources.
THE ARTIST
Biography
S. Pranam Singh is an Indian painter and professor associated with the Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University. One profile records him as born in 1958 in Imphal. He studied at Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta, and at Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan. He also received a Senior Fellowship in Painting from the Department of Culture, Government of India. Later sources identify him as an eminent artist and professor; a 2015 report records him as an associate professor at BHU.
SELECTED HISTORY
Exhibitions & residencies
Solo shows included Varanasi (1986, 1988, 1999), Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay (1988, 1991, 1995), and Sirjana Contemporary Art Gallery, Kathmandu (1996). He participated in more than 50 group shows. Selected international participations include the 4th Asian International Art Exhibition in Seoul (1989) and the 8th Asian International Art Exhibition in Fukuoka and Tagawa, Japan (1993). No verified residencies were found in the consulted sources.
SARASWATI FOUNDATION
In the collection
No Foundation collection work is currently confirmed for this artist.
RESEARCH LINKS
Arts Varanasi — https://www.geocities.ws/artsvaranasi/painting/pranam/profile-pranam.html
Drishya Kashi — https://fliphtml5.com/swifm/apga/Drishya_Kashi_e-catalogue/
The Times of India — https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/bhu-profs-participate-in-painters-camp-in-kerala/articleshow/47909450.cms
Banaras Lit Fest — https://banaraslitfest.org/archives/2025/art-exibition